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Question #1

David, the biblical underdog, defeated his giant enemy with God's help. Who identified with David?

A. The Medici family and The Duke of Milan

B. The Florentines and The Sienese

C. The Florentines and The Medici family

D. The Sienese and The Duke of Milan

Question #2

Which of the following is NOT true of Donatello's David?

A. Donatello's David was the first free-standing classical nude since antiquity.

B. The sculpture is typical of its time in that it shows a sense of eroticism.

C. This sculpture is made of bronze and was made with the lost wax method, which is the same method that ancient sculptors used.

D. Donatello's David shows a revival of the classical interest in and respect for the body.

Question #3

Donatello's David shows a return to the admiration of the human body we see in ancient Greek and Roman art.

A. True

B. False